Firemen's/First Aid Squad Dance Poster
by Gresham Volunteer Fire Department 1936-10-30
Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
Poster advertising a dance at the Chamber-Legion Hall in Gresham for the benefit of the Gresham Volunteer Fire Department and First Aid Squad. Black text on plain off-white ground. Text reads: "Firemens - First Aid Squad | DANCE | Prceeds for Benefit Fund of Gresham Volunteer Fire Department and First Aid Squad | Chamber-Legion Hall, Gresham | FRI., OCTOBER 30 | MUSIC BY | Dahlquist's Orchestra | Springer's Music | Admission $1.00 per Couple | PURCHASE TICKET FROM ANY FIREMAN | EVERYBODY WELCOME!"
More about this item
- Identifier
- ghs20230260001
- Description
- Poster advertising a dance at the Chamber-Legion Hall in Gresham for the benefit of the Gresham Volunteer Fire Department and First Aid Squad. Black text on plain off-white ground. Text reads: "Firemens - First Aid Squad | DANCE | Prceeds for Benefit Fund of Gresham Volunteer Fire Department and First Aid Squad | Chamber-Legion Hall, Gresham | FRI., OCTOBER 30 | MUSIC BY | Dahlquist's Orchestra | Springer's Music | Admission $1.00 per Couple | PURCHASE TICKET FROM ANY FIREMAN | EVERYBODY WELCOME!"
- Rights
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Location
- Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
- Date
- 1936-10-30
- Creator
- Gresham Volunteer Fire Department
- Names
- Dahlquist, Charlie
- Dahlquist, Grace
- Subject
- Fire fighters
- First aid
- Gresham Fire Department
- American Legion
- Dance posters
- Fund raising
- Provenance
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Dahlquist's Orchestra, led by Charlie Dahlquist, was the house band for Springer's Dance Hall (later Springer's Ballroom) in Pleasant Valley, a small community southwest of Gresham. The band was seven pieces at the time of this concert and specialized in the latest popular dance music. It featured Dahlquist on violin and his spouse Grace Dahlquist on piano.
This poster was donated by Jay Lehr. His father, Gordon Lehr, was a Gresham volunteer firefighter in the 1960s and joined the paid Gresham Fire Department when it was first formed. He likely acquired this poster though the fire department, although it predates his involvement significantly. - Type
- StillImage
- Medium
- Poster
- source resource
- https://www.northwestdigitalheritage.org/legacy/api/items/166397
- Item sets
- Gresham Heritage
